"At his Friday news conference-cum-tantrum, Barack Obama imperiously summoned congressional leaders to his presence: 'I've told' them 'I want them here at 11 a.m.' By Saturday, his administration seemed to be cultivating chaos by suddenly postulating a new deadline: The debt-ceiling impasse must end before Asian markets opened Sunday evening Eastern time, lest the heavens fall. Those markets opened; the heavens held. ... Obama has marginalized himself. Inordinate self-regard is an occupational hazard of politics and part of the job description of the rhetorical presidency, this incessant tutor. Still, upon what meat doth this our current Caesar feed that he has grown so great that he presumes to command leaders of a coequal branch of government? He once boasted (June 3, 2008) that he could influence the oceans' rise; he must be disabused of comparable delusions about controlling Congress."

This President and Senate are playing at us all with this credit rating issue at our throats. The only legislation passed is the Cap, Cut & Balance House bill and the Senate refused even to allow debate on it. Yet the President, albeit the Chief Executive Officer of our nation, has no plan and no leadership. And both the Senate and the President are refusing to consider any bill from the House. So who are the ones NOT dealing with the economic well-being of our nation? It surely is not the House of Representatives! Will this Senate and this President of the Democrat Party really let our credit rating get down graded farther and send our nation into default?